Vomiting, diarrhea, temperature in an adult - what does it mean?

Vomiting, diarrhea, and temperature in the adult in most cases are signs of infectious diseases of the intestine, the causative agents of which can be bacteria, viruses, and parasites (food poisoning, gastric flu, amoebiasis). But besides these, the main reasons, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, temperature can accompany:

1) Drinking unboiled water that has been contaminated;

2) Emotional problems, chronic stress;

3) Syndrome, called the "irritated bowel";

4) Crohn's disease (chronic sluggish inflammation of a certain part of the gastrointestinal tract);

5) Ulcerative colitis, which is characterized by chronic inflammation or the appearance of ulcers on the mucosa of the large intestine;

6) Oncological disease of the rectum;

7) Malabsorption syndrome (in which absorption is impaired).

If there are symptoms: vomiting, diarrhea, fever, - it is necessary to visit a doctor. The most dangerous when this condition occurs after visiting the Asian, African or other remote regions. If you do not get timely full qualified medical care, then such a dangerous not only for health, but also for life itself, such as dehydration of the body , can develop . Its main features are dry tongue and dry lips, a constant sense of thirst, rapid breathing, urination, on the contrary, becomes less frequent.

How, if there are such symptoms as vomiting, diarrhea, temperature in an adult, you can provide yourself with pre-medical care?

It is necessary:

1) Use as much as possible liquids that have room or slightly higher temperature (this can be both water and various broths);

2) To exclude completely from his diet for the period of coffee, any alcoholic drinks, fruit juices and milk.

Drink small sips in small portions. If there is no appetite or there is a feeling of indigestion or stomach cramps - do not eat. And when the appetite reappears, it is recommended to eat rice, bananas, bread crumbs, baked vegetables, and if meat, then only lean and in small amounts. Until the complete disappearance of symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea, fever in adults, under the ban for him the use of fresh fruits, herbs, alcoholic beverages, fatty, spicy, roasted. Of course, you can also use an over-the-counter antidiarrheal in these disorders, but if vomiting, diarrhea, or fever in an adult does not disappear on the second day of taking this drug, then you should not continue, but rather still visit a doctor.

If you are recommended for inpatient treatment, then at best you will stay for a couple of days under supervision and, if you feel well, go home. If not - and vomiting, diarrhea, temperature in the adult will be maintained, after the examination, blood test and sowings for infectious agents, they will be prescribed treatment with specific antimicrobial or antiparasitic drugs, immunomodulators, agents that restore the natural intestinal microflora. In severe cases, especially with dehydration, they can prescribe a course of droppers to restore the water-electrolyte balance in the body. The length of stay in the hospital can be from seven to fourteen days.

In order to protect yourself and your loved ones from such misfortunes, try to drink only filtered water, always wash berries, vegetables and fruits, as well as hands before eating. After all, in addition to a banal intestinal disorder, a person can become infected with hepatitis A, dysentery, and in exotic countries, even with cholera, because of non-observance of these elementary rules. Before traveling to distant countries, ask for the necessary vaccinations, and while there, - be extremely careful, especially with raw and unusual food.